Commission Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of SCI/Alderwoods

For Your Information

January 5, 2007

Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning Service Corporation International’s (SCI) acquisition of Alderwoods Group, Inc. The vote to approve the final consent order, copies of which can be found on the FTC’s Web site as a link to this press release, was 5-0. (FTC File No. 061-0156, Docket No. C-4174; the staff contact is Joseph S. Brownman, Bureau of Competition, 202-326-2605; see press release dated November 22, 2006.)

Copies of the documents mentioned in this release are available from the FTC’s Web site at http://www.ftc.gov and from the FTC’s Consumer Response Center, Room 130, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20580. Call toll-free: 1-877-FTC-HELP.